Scott Fitzgerald

The top state Senate Democrat said Wednesday that Republicans in control of state government "own" the problem of coming up with a way to pay for improving Wisconsin's roads.

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Jennifer Shilling said in an interview with The Associated Press that it's not up to Democrats to come up with a plan to plug a projected $1 billion transportation budget shortfall. Republicans have been in complete control of the governor's office and Legislature since 2011 and will return in 2017 with even larger majorities in the Senate and Assembly.

"Republicans own this," Shilling said of the transportation problem. "They own this Legislature...

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